ECONOMY
MCA Nepal invites tender for 18 km cross-border transmission line
MCA Nepal invites tender for 18 km cross-border transmission...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has invited tender for the 18 km long Butwal-Gorakhpur power transmission line on Friday.
Mar 16, 2024
ECONOMY
Prices of fuel decreased
Prices of fuel decreased
KATHMANDU, March 16: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reduced the price of petroleum products.
Mar 16, 2024
SOCIETY
Indian Embassy celebrates 22nd Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day in Kathmandu
Indian Embassy celebrates 22nd Golden Jubilee Scholarship Da...
KATHMANDU, March 16: The Embassy of India in Kathmandu celebrated the 22nd Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day on Friday. Around 200 students participated in the celebrations.
Mar 16, 2024
Editorial
HDI decline
HDI decline
THE latest Human Development Report from the UNDP presents a bleak global outlook, characterised by deepening inequalities and political polarisation. The report underscores the urgent need for collective action to navigate through these tumultuous times.
Mar 16, 2024
SOCIETY
Weather to remain partly cloudy today
Weather to remain partly cloudy today
KATHMANDU, March 16: The weather will remain partly cloudy in the hilly areas and largely clear in the remaining parts of the country today.
Mar 16, 2024
ECONOMY
Youths increasingly attracted to startup ventures
Youths increasingly attracted to startup ventures
KATHMANDU, March 16: While unemployment is increasing in the country, there is a growing interest in startups among the youth. Young people are drawn to startups as they can avail loans at concessional rates to initiate ventures.
Mar 16, 2024
ECONOMY
Seven-member Task Force formed to recommend solutions to the problem of microfinance insti...
Seven-member Task Force formed to recommend solutions to the...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun has formed a seven-member task force to identify and solve problems related to microfinance institutions. Minister Pun formed a seven-member committee under the leadership of the Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank on Friday evening.
Mar 16, 2024
POLITICS
Minister Aryal consoles family of a deceased migrant worker in Kuwait
Minister Aryal consoles family of a deceased migrant worker...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security, Dol Prasad Aryal, met with the grieving family of Surat Bahadur Kadayat from Achham, who lost his life in a vehicular accident in Kuwait recently.
Mar 16, 2024
POLITICS
Health Minister Yadav urges parents to ensure that their children receive vaccines against...
Health Minister Yadav urges parents to ensure that their chi...
KATHMANDU, March 16: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population, Upendra Yadav, has issued a video message urging all parents and guardians to ensure their children receive vaccinations against measles and rubella during the government's ongoing vaccination campaign.
Mar 16, 2024
OPINION
Entertainment Face-Off: Kollywood or Parliamentwood
Entertainment Face-Off: Kollywood or Parliamentwood
As the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin approaches the one crore Nepalese Rupees mark, its significance becomes undeniable, despite being banned in Nepal, which indicates that we are still in the digital Stone Age. However, it's glaringly absent from parliamentary discussions in Nepal. This omission...
Mar 16, 2024